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Title:

Piwapan Community Liaison

Agreement Number:

SO230013

Agreement Value:

$463,713.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 15, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 33-month project, La Ronge Native Women’s Council Inc. will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on Indigenous peoples living in rural and remote Saskatchewan. This will be achieved by assessing client needs, service gaps, collaboration of services to fill those gaps, work with other support agencies in assessing and creating a smooth transition of client care in a crisis situation and creating procedures for the outlying communities to utilize the shelter, and to create safety plans of their own to be shared with communities and the GBV crisis. By the end of the project La Ronge Native Women’s Council Inc will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people with a focus on Indigenous peoples living in rural and remote Saskatchewan.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Location:

La Ronge, Saskatchewan, CA S0J 1L0

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q2-00051

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Aboriginal recipient

Recipient's Legal Name:

La Ronge Native Women's Council Inc.

Program:

Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.